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Joe Santos
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 84
Also known asJoseph John Minieri Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/06/1931Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied18/03/2016 (aged 84)Died inSanta MonicaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ331381 ↗TMDb#6774 ↗

Joe Santos was an American film and television actor, best known as Sgt. Dennis Becker, the friend of James Garner's character on the NBC crime drama The Rockford Files.

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Filmography71 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2010Dead GenesisMovieJason79
2001The Man from Elysian FieldsMovieDomenico70
1999The SopranosSeriesAngelo Garepe68
1999The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsMovieLt. Dennis Becker68
1997The PostmanMovieGetty66
1997The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden PagodaMovieLt. Dennis Becker66
1996The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeMovieLt. Dennis Becker65
1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...MovieLt. Dennis Becker65
1995The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseMovieDennis Becker64
1994The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.MovieDennis Becker63
1994Art Deco DetectiveMovieDetective Guy Lean63
1993Bakersfield P.D.SeriesSelf62
1992SinatraSeriesMarty Sinatra61
1991The Last Boy ScoutMovieBessalo60
1991Deadly DesireMovieGus60
1990Good Cops, Bad CopsMovie—59
1990RevengeMovieIbarra59
1990The Old Man and the SeaMovieLópez59
1989Quantum LeapSeriesTony58
1989Beverly Hills BratsMovieSpyder58
1988Deadline: MadridMovieJake Gilbert57
1986The Abduction of Allison TateMovieDetective Duncan55
1985MacGyverSeriesJimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo54
1985MacGyverSeriesJimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Louie54
1985The Twilight ZoneSeries(segment "The Library")54
1984Miami ViceSeriesOscar Carrera53
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesJoe Rinaldi53
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesNYPD Lt. Bert Alfano53
1984HunterSeriesDet. Ortega53
1984The Ratings GameMovieTony53
1984Cover UpSeries—53
1984Fear CityMovieFrank53
1984a.k.a. PabloSeries—53
1983The A-TeamSeriesRudy Garcia - Plant Foreman52
1983Blue ThunderMovieMontoya52
1983Hardcastle and McCormickSeriesFrank Harper52
1982Remington SteeleSeriesAlf Nussman51
1982T. J. HookerSeriesMr. Castle51
1981Hill Street BluesSeries—50
1980PowerSeriesArthur 'Art' Konigsburg49
1980Magnum, P.I.SeriesPolice Lieutenant Nolan Page49
1980Me and MaxxSeries—49
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series—48
1979EischiedSeries—48
1977Lou GrantSeries—46
1976The Selling of Vince D'AngeloMovieFBI Guy45
1975BarettaSeries—44
1975A Matter of Wife... and DeathMovieLt. Vince Promuto44
1975Joe ForresterSeries—44
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesDennis Becker43
1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowMovieLieutenant Scott43
1974The Rockford Files: Backlash of the HunterMovieDennis Becker43
1974Zandy's BrideMovieFrank Gallo43
1973The Friends of Eddie CoyleMovieArtie 'Van' Valentropo42
1973ShamusMovieLieutenant Promuto42
1973Police StorySeries—42
1973BladeMovieSpinelli42
1973Barnaby JonesSeriesBalazar42
1973The Blue KnightMovieSergeant Cruz Segovia42
1973The Blue KnightSeriesSergeant Cruz Segovia42
1973TomaSeriesJake Ricci42
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeriesFrank Perez41
1972Kung FuSeriesSanjero41
1972The Legend of Nigger CharleyMovieReverend41
1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightMovieExmo40
1971The Panic in Needle ParkMovieDiBono40
1969Room 222Series—38
1968The DetectiveMovieReporter (uncredited)37
1967My Body HungersMovieTruck driver36
1964Carol for Another ChristmasMovieNumber 32 (uncredited)33
1964Warm Nights and Hot PleasuresMovieDick33